malapropianadj.

Brit.

/maləˈprɒpɪən/,

/maləˈprəʊpɪən/, U.S.

/mæləˈprɑpiən/,

/mæləˈproʊpiən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Malaprop , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Mrs Malaprop (see malaprop n.) + -ian suffix. Compare earlier malaprop adj.

rare.

Of the nature of a malapropism; given to or characterized by malapropisms.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adjective] > in application of words > with ludicrous effect

slip-slop1766

malaprop1815

malapropian1860

malapropistic1978

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) II. 263 Mr. Lewes is sending what a Malapropian friend once called a ‘missile’ to Sara.

1898 Spectator 16 Apr. 539/2 There is a latent shrewdness in his malapropian talk which is quite delightful.

1994 H. Burton Leonard Bernstein i. i. 7 In later years, his humor often became malapropian: he referred to ‘psychosemitic’ illnesses, and insisted on cleaning out ‘cobwebs’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malapropian
释义	malapropianadj. Brit. /maləˈprɒpɪən/, /maləˈprəʊpɪən/, U.S. /mæləˈprɑpiən/, /mæləˈproʊpiən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Malaprop , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Mrs Malaprop (see malaprop n.) + -ian suffix. Compare earlier malaprop adj. rare. Of the nature of a malapropism; given to or characterized by malapropisms. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adjective] > in application of words > with ludicrous effect slip-slop1766 malaprop1815 malapropian1860 malapropistic1978 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life (1885) II. 263 Mr. Lewes is sending what a Malapropian friend once called a ‘missile’ to Sara. 1898 Spectator 16 Apr. 539/2 There is a latent shrewdness in his malapropian talk which is quite delightful. 1994 H. Burton Leonard Bernstein i. i. 7 In later years, his humor often became malapropian: he referred to ‘psychosemitic’ illnesses, and insisted on cleaning out ‘cobwebs’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1860
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